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How to Hard Reset — Philips S880

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How to Hard Reset — Philips S880

⏱ ~5 min📋 3 steps

The Philips S880 is a 2006 device and 128MB internal storage. It features a 1.7", CSTN, 65K colors, 128.0x160.0 display and is available in Silver Soul, Black Beat , Hot Pink.

The S880 is equipped with a Removable Li-Ion 720 mAh battery, a SQCIF main camera. The device uses a Mini-SIM configuration. It weighs 80 g.

Hard Reset on the Philips S880 works differently than it does on Android, since this phone uses its own menus and terminology. Follow the steps below, written specifically for this device rather than adapted from Android instructions.

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On this device this is just a forced restart/power-cycle — it does not erase data by itself. See Factory Reset for the data-erasing option.

1

Philips S880 is a basic phone, not a smartphone — it has no hardware button combination or recovery partition that wipes data, unlike Android or iPhone

2

The only way to erase its data is the in-menu Factory Reset — see that guide below

3

If it's completely frozen, remove the battery for 30 seconds (if removable) to force a restart, then try the Factory Reset menu

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